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verger definition

verger (vʉr′jər)

noun

  1. a person who carries a verge before a bishop, dean, etc. in a procession
  2. a church caretaker or usher

Etymology: ME: see verge & -er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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